Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.6° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
2
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
192
281
294
287
251
261
295
311
423
381
429
453
291
242
261
254
156
107
104
84
82
57
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:10AM1.90m
5:54PM2.06m
6:11AM1.96m
6:50PM2.15m
7:08AM2.02m
7:42PM2.22m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.16m
00:11AM0.30m
12:29PM0.10m
1:08AM0.21m
1:24PM0.05m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
15
16
15
15
17
16
16
14
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